Funeral planned for Peter Garipay, former assistant principal

Friday

Oct 19, 2012 at 12:01 AMOct 19, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Peter Garipay, a beloved former assistant principal of Melrose High School, died on Tuesday, Oct. 16, after a lengthy illness.

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Editor’s note: The Melrose Free Press/WickedLocalMelrose.com will post a complete story about Garipay’s life soon. However, we wished to notify readers as quickly as possible, and to share the details of the services.

Peter Garipay, a beloved former assistant principal of Melrose High School, died on Tuesday, Oct. 16, after a lengthy illness.

A lifelong Melrose resident, Garipay served on the Wyoming Cemetery Commission for more than 20 years and worked as an educator in Melrose for nearly 40 years. He was assistant principal of the middle school from 1972-1992 and then assistant principal of Melrose High School from 1993 until his retirement in 2002.

Garipay, 71, was active for many years in the St. Vincent DePaul Society, the Melrose YMCA and St. Mary’s Church.

He also served on several statewide boards for school administrators and educators, led Boy Scout Troop 635, and worked part-time for the MJ Connolly & Sons Company for more than 25 years.

Garipay was a devoted father, husband, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. The news of his death also came as a blow to countless friends, colleagues and former students. Many of them have shared their condolences and memories of Garipay through Facebook and Gately Funeral Home’s online Memory Book.

The following services are planned. For more information, visit gatelyfh.com or call -781-665-1949.